Ask Chuck: My Spouse is an Impulsive Spender
Dear Chuck, Do you have any advice for someone married to an impulsive spender? Cautious Budgeter Dear Cautious Budgeter, Sounds like you may be married to an opposite financial personality; my wife and I can relate! Most of us have made an impulsive purchase at some point in time. Others struggle with it more […]
Ask Chuck: Should I Borrow for a Wedding?
Dear Chuck, A friend suggested we get a home equity loan to cover our daughter’s wedding this summer. This makes me very uncomfortable, but I want my daughter to have her big day. Money for Matrimony Dear Money for Matrimony, I have a very wise friend that always responds to my questions with the same […]
Ask Chuck: How Can I Disaster Proof My Finances?
Dear Chuck, I have several friends who are in deep financial trouble in the early years of their marriage. I want to avoid the stress they’re experiencing. Do you have any helpful tips so that I can guard my home and marriage? Avoiding Disaster Dear Avoiding Disaster, Being under constant financial stress is terrible […]
Ask Chuck: Should I Buy an Electric Car?
Dear Chuck, I need to replace my car this year. I’m trying to decide if I should buy an electric vehicle or not. What would you do? Car Choice Dear Car Choice, This is a timely question as a great deal of policy is attempting to move us towards electric vehicles with the assumption […]
Ask Chuck: The New Year’s Resolution to Transform Your Finances
Dear Chuck, My husband and I really need this to be the year for a financial turnaround. What are the best practical steps we can take to achieve this in the new year? PTL it is 2021! Dear PTL it is 2021, Happy New Year! We join you in thanking God for another year! […]
Ask Chuck: 5 Steps To Improve Your Finances This New Year
Dear Chuck, Covid set me back financially this year. As a result, we’re having a very frugal Christmas. Can you offer any tips on setting financial goals for next year? I want to be better prepared for what may lie ahead! Getting Ready for 2021 Dear Getting Ready, I am so sorry for the […]
Ask Chuck: A Lesson in Stewardship From Tim Tebow
Dear Chuck, I get tired of hearing how celebrity athletes flaunt their wealth and waste ridiculous amounts of money on frivolous “stuff.” Didn’t Larry have an outreach to professional athletes? Tired of NFL, MLB, and NBA Dear Tired Fan, You are correct; Larry Burkett, Crown’s late founder, often advised professional athletes or spoke at […]
Protect Yourself from Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: Scammers
Did you see the recent headline of three men posing as pastors to scam about 1,200 unsuspecting, gullible Christians out of more than $20,000,000 in three states with an investment scheme called “1st Million”? How about the California pastor who swindled his very own congregants out of a million dollars in a Ponzi scheme? Or […]
Money-Saving Tips for the COVID-19 Pandemic from your Crown Staff
The Crown team makes it a priority to “practice what we preach”. During this pandemic, as we recommend to cut back your living expenses by 25% for the next 90 days, we’ve made a list for you of the ways we’re doing that ourselves. There are some natural savings that happen when you follow social […]
Ask Chuck: What Should I Do With My Christmas Bonus?
Dear Chuck, I expect a decent year-end bonus and am trying to decide how best to use it. I want to grow our investment portfolio while my wife thinks we should pay off all debt. What would you recommend? Blessed with a Bonus Dear Blessed with a Bonus, Congratulations! This is a nice problem […]
